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23 March 2017 | Poverty Eradication, Social Inclusion
The New Report "Human Development for Everyone" released by the UN Development Programme (UNDP), found that while many people have greater access to education, health and sanitation, for example, more focus needs to be paid to who has been excluded…
06 March 2017 | Poverty Eradication, Social Inclusion
Since its first session in 1947, the UN Statistical Commission has brought together senior statisticians from across the globe to make sure that all nations speak the same statistical language, using harmonized data. The goal has been clear from the…
06 March 2017 | Poverty Eradication, Social Inclusion
Since its first session in 1947, the UN Statistical Commission has brought together senior statisticians from across the globe to make sure that all nations speak the same statistical language, using harmonized data. The goal has been clear from the…
29 December 2016 | Social Inclusion
Social Protection involves preventing, managing and overcoming situations that adversely affect people's wellbeing usually through monetary means or services provided. Following the release of the Report on the World Social Situation 2016, the…
07 December 2016 | Social Inclusion
Over 60 million people have been infected with HIV since the identification of the virus in 1983. The UNAIDS 2016-2021 Strategy aligned with the SDGs, aims to end the AIDS epidemic by 2030. The AIDS response is crucial to the implementation of the…
06 December 2016 | Social Inclusion
Each year, the United Nations convenes the Internet Governance Forum (IGF) meeting, through the UN Department of Economic and Social Affairs (UNDESA), to bring together various stakeholders to discuss current and emerging Internet governance issues…
06 December 2016 | Social Inclusion
Reducing inequalities that lead to the social exclusion of particular groups is at the heart of the Sustainable Development Goals and is a key element in achieving the mandate of the 2030 Agenda – to leave no one behind.
Inequalities determine…
30 November 2016 | Social Inclusion
Social exclusion of HIV/AIDS positive women in Iran: implemented policies for confronting the stigma and discrimination against HIV/AIDS positive women.
HIV/AIDS in IranThe HIV/AIDS disease is a controversial issue in Iran, as this disease is…
15 November 2016 | Social Inclusion
Reducing inequality has the power to result in sustainable development for all; however achieving equality requires integrated social and economic policy frameworks.
The role of reducing inequality to achieve the 2030 Agenda was highlighted by the…
09 November 2016 | Social Inclusion
What price for instability…
Perhaps the greatest lesson we can learn from recent history is the high price that the human community pays for unstable inter-religious, inter-racial, and inter-ethnic relations. Positive relations across boundaries of…
10 October 2016 | Disabilities, Poverty Eradication, Social Inclusion
“Why must I be in bondage – doesn’t everybody deserve to be free?” she asked with tears in her eyes. Laura (name changed) has been living in physical bondage “for years” but was allowed by her caregivers to attend a mental health camp run by the…
10 October 2016 | Disabilities, Poverty Eradication, Social Inclusion
“Why must I be in bondage – doesn’t everybody deserve to be free?” she asked with tears in her eyes. Laura (name changed) has been living in physical bondage “for years” but was allowed by her caregivers to attend a mental health camp run by the…